Now South Asians are moving to Fergus and will spoil it just like they did Brampton. Instead of the Highland Games, the city is going to have to change it to Punjabi Games!!!

#Anonymous on May 01, 2020
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The majority of problems in Brampton are mostly white related. They are urged to move elsewhere because they can’t get along with anyone.

#Anonymous on May 01, 2020
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Brampton ranks amongst the safest cities in Canada. What a load of bull being written here.

#Anonymous on Feb 23, 2020
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To the post from jan 29 , just listen... Truth has nothing to do with racism, this city is being ruined by those who do not respect civilized world. Crimes , guns ,thieves . This country was build for many centuries , since Christopher Columbus discovered that land. It was hard work, peace and respect to others . Nobody stole this land , get the history facts.

#Anonymous on Jan 29, 2020
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I’ve read so many comments here and I can’t believe how many of them are written by racist people who think this country belongs to them when it actually belongs to the First Nations People. Your ancestors stole this land from someone else and you have the audacity to comment on new immigrants in fear of losing “your country”. Get an education.

#Anonymous on Dec 27, 2019
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I agree with Anonymous post of December 27. I too am moving and honestly can not wait to get out of hellhole Brampton. Shots fired a block from my house last week and dead body near Lowe’s again.

#Anonymous on Dec 27, 2019
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Too much crimes in Brampton, horrible drivers, drugs issues, and list will go and go . I am moving soon . Too many people can't stand what is going on and moving out from Brampton , because of safety.
There will be typical 3 rd world town here soon , unless something will be done to stop it.

#Ryan on Dec 05, 2019
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These scumbags are starting to move to Georgetown. Spit on the ground they walk upon. They have overrun all of the local parks and hiking spots. Obnoxious insects. We need to stop globalization and send them back to their shithole country to starve. Nature doesn’t have room for free hugs. It’s either us or them. Our white ancestors build western civilization over thousands of years. Why are we giving it to these savages so freely? Make them feel unwelcome. They are not people. They are scum.

#Steve on Nov 18, 2019
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How is the area near Vodden St E and Williams PKwy?

#Iransofaraway on Nov 12, 2019
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The Jamaicans and Africans in this city are disgusting, vile, trash that needs to be eradicated.

#Imran the 1 st on Oct 30, 2019
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I Disagree with people complaining about Brampton. It’s willok Beautiful city and my children all smoke weed and sell drugs. It helps bring the income in and my Punjabi neighbours send there curry dishes in a hurry ! I’m disappointed That they haven’t named Brampton after my my third grandfather Abu Imran the third.

#Anonymous on Oct 15, 2019
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Vote Conservative! Or whatever other party that will stop this gargantuan immigration issue. Canada is being overrun by these people with cultural norms that evidently clash with ours. Now, this would not be an issue usually, but due to the lack of assimilation, the extensive pride of their precious countries/cultures and predisposition to be inhuman it has led to there being a significant problem in places around the GTA (especially Brampton). We need to make a collective effort to stop while we still have a say in the matter. They will take over. If you don´t believe me/disagree, just look around you. It won´t take long.

#Sonia DaSilva on Sep 25, 2019
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Recently moved from Brampton after living there for 42 years and have no idea why I stayed so long. There is zero good about there

#Anonymous on Sep 16, 2019
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I am moving out of this terror soon, my husband is very tolerate man and today he said , that he can't take it anymore. people who moved into the city they can't assimilate and do not want to. they think they still live in their countries just with Canadian surroundings.
the crime rise so much that it is ridiculous. when I see my division that was so nice and taking care of , now people are selling their houses and running from here, and those who buy they rent and they do not care . my neighbour they were forced to sell house as it was 14 people living next door and they were lound, furnitures and mattresses they throw on the backyard.
City was called , than they were evicted. Just horror !!
this City in 10 years will look like big pale of garbage. And I agree they are rude, rude and rude.

#Noname on Aug 26, 2019
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After living in Brampton for 18 years, I am finally moving out of the city to a smaller town north of Guelph. Too much crime, too many bad drivers and all around rudeness. I don’t feel safe here anymore and feel out of place due to my ethnic background. Finally moving to a quieter area with cheaper car insurance.

#local on Jan 02, 2019
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as someone who has lived in (ghetto areas Malvern,regent and Malton) I could say the whole Brampton is super nice persona is false.North Brampton (the nice suburban side) is usually the Brampton people bring up the most in arguments and use it to identify all of Brampton well South Brampton on the other hand is left completely forgotten in these arguments as debaters seem to be completely oblivious to areas in walking distance to bcc,madoc,kennedy-vodden,fletchers and basically everywhere around downtown excluding past james potter as someone who has family and lived near these, I can confirm that these areas can be identified as ghetto as drug dealing,gangs and weapons are problems completely ignored due to the focus on north brampton

#David on Dec 07, 2018
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Great Great people in Brampton. Hands down and that is fact. It does have crime that is higher then Vaughan or Oakville, but comparable to Etobicoke, Mississauga and Toronto.

(Scarborough, North York and Downtown TO have worse crime).

Unfortubatky Peel Region is struggling with the massive influx of growth. Crime fighting resources and policies are far behind. Liberal Mississauga to the south has very strong voice and influence in the Region and I think often those Liberal powers hurt Brampton. I feel Brampton is more conservative then Mississauga and feel more residents in Brampton wish to see harsher punishments for crime, tougher sentencing, more police involvement, more police in general and a purge of degenerate business (bars, etc). But Policy and the powers that be are not giving Brampton what it needs to fight crime.
Maybe that will change.

#Anonymous on Oct 04, 2018
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The racial tension here is really scary. Especially if you're a girl. If you're a white girl you worry that the Indian men will attack you, and if you're an Indian girl you worry that white men and Indian men who aren't from you're specific culture will attack you.I've nearly been attacked just for my race alone, and I've seen others put in the same situation. It's bad when you don't what they are saying, but it's worse not to be able to call for help. It's dangerous for women here we are being used in some sort of cultural war. Let's say there are mothers with children playing in the park if you are a different race than them they will snatch the children away from you even if you're a woman who has made no move towards them. I have seen white mothers do this to my friends and Indian mothers do this to me.

#Anonymous on Aug 30, 2018
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Bro when has Brampton not had crime?? It would make sense to argue growing crime rate in Brampton if the houses that exist in Brampton were always there. But you are seeing all these new houses popping off, the city is growing.so are it's issues. Stop acting like Brampton still has 200,000 people living in it and comparing it to today's standards.

#Indian on May 12, 2018
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I read few of the posts below and I have also got to know how Indians are behaving in Brampton. I am currently living in Charlottetown and planning to move there. I hope Brampton is the best city to grow my child by telling how not to behave with others. I am an Indian and after reading the below posts and hearing what my friends say(who live in Brmapton), I really feel bad for Canada.

#Anonymous on Mar 23, 2018
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I have lived in Brampton for a very long time and have never seen this beautiful city in this degrading, disgusting manner. This all started when TRUDEAU . the idiot decided to bring in all these Punjabi losers to so call study here. They needed to be deported and be sent back to India to carry on with their LAWLESS behaviour. Also Jagmeet Singh need to get off his rear end and do something about his people. Gather them in a barn and speak to them discipline them. I am appalled at Justin Trudeau lack of concern for anyone or anything but himself. As a matter of fact since he went to India and degraded Canada with his idiocy these low life Punjabi got a chip on their shoulder.

#Jason on Nov 13, 2017
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In years past, I've often heard many less than kind remarks about Brampton from friends. Despite that, I chose to move there several years ago. That's when I began to understand why.

The lack of common courtesy in this city is really sad and there is a general attitude that has become quite ingrained. You hold the door for someone and half the time they look at you as if you're an alien from another planet and walk in without a word. This just isn't the kind of place I want to live. So I decided to move a few months ago. When I told several customers of mine that I was moving to another city, two of them (which happened to be of South Asian decent) asked me if I had realized that I'm not brown? I was speechless. This racist/prejudice attitude is also easily seen if you browse Kijiji apartment ads. I was looking for apartments for a white friend of mine and what I kept seeing were ads that said something to the effect of "Indian only" in their listings. Disgusting!

I have many Indian friends and I feel for them on how much their community has been brought down by all the bad apples in this city. One of which is a nurse at BCH. And she tells me all the time how disappointed she is in her community and how they bring the problems upon themselves. Another friend of mine who is Indian has decided to move his family out of Brampton as well. He told me he had enough after a situation that occurred in Chinguacousy park with his family. An older Indian man who was sitting on the grass with his friends, got up and urinated in the park. My friend told me he confronted the man and told him what he was doing was wrong. The man then retorted that his generation has no respect. My friend was furious and told the man he's the one without respect. No respect for the laws here nor for doing what he did while his daughter was playing in the park.

So I'm really not surprised that this city is getting worse. Especially with these spoiled kids joining gangs, acting like they're living in the ghetto when they're living in their parents million dollar homes. Here's an idea, why not make your parents proud? Whether or not Brampton is the ghetto, it's certainly headed in that direction.

#Anonymous on Aug 23, 2017
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when compared to other extremely dangerous places like South side Chicago, Detroit, Oakland, etc Brampton is safe. but in a general sense, Brampton is not a very nice place to live.

#brampton for love on Aug 19, 2017
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Brampton is safe. period. Stop downplaying and over criticizing it with no facts. Every city has some pockets that are prone to higher crime due to unfortunate things like poverty, lack of education, etc. - most of the time these are system failures rather that an ethnic community issue. Every person should have the opportunity to go to school & eat a healthy meal. There will always be certain individuals who opt the wrong path and get into drugs and crime instead of focusing on schooling and success. These 'bad apples' don't make the entire city or a community a "dump" as some people have called it here. We have a justice system in place that needs to act appropriately to take care of these bad apples and put them on the right path.

Take it on yourselves to be a good example for your neighbors & kids. Do good & be good. Stop pointing fingers and ask yourselves if the way you talk, behave, interact, act in society is something that you would like your kids to emulate. If you see that there are many things you would not want them to do, then start making those changes yourselves. Brampton has boomed over the past 15 years like very few other cities in north America - take credit for the good work that you have all done & continue to do. Spreading negativity instead of taking positive actions will not yield any progress, so take the responsibility as a citizen to do everything to contribute positively to the society & the progress of the city & our country.

PS - Haters can go suck it. 99.9% of you have never contributed anything to the society. You did not volunteer or donate anything for the progress of the community/city/country, but you feel entitled to have and spread negativity. Sad! Start contributing first.

#Anonymous on Jul 03, 2017
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I've been living here for over 40 years.Brampton isn't the same nice place anymore we are being taken over and everyone knows what l mean.It's not fair to the rest of the citizens who are all different backgrounds of people. There's one group that are dominating every one else.Brampton is screwed. Wait until we get a east Indian mayor????lm lost for words.it's a nightmare.

#Anonymous on May 16, 2017
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The thing is your right, Canada was based on Christianity and it is just crazy to come here and want to change that. Why come here and change everything?? Go to another country to is aligned with your beliefs. BUT guess what they are changing everything. The fist thing the new mayor that I am ashamed to admit voted in, was remove the Lord prayer cause it's offensive. To who but yet every day, month and hour we are forced to acknowledge yes another South Asian traditional celebration. OK elephants in the streets of brampton.....has anyone watched videos in Indian if those elephants going while and trampling the crowd. As the previous person mentioned.

My parents came here worked hard and did the Canadian thing. Not trying to change everything about Canada. Again, if Canada is not for you there are other places to go but to try and change it is crazy.

Guess what as long as Trudeau needs votes, we have no say...minority will win.

Our tax money is being spent in all difference types of ways we are opposed to but again if he can bring in more refugees and they vote. It's a sure win!!!

#Anonymous on Apr 15, 2017
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So you are all for everyone just stick to their own race and religion!!! Interesting....well, there are a lot of mixed couples out there. Not sure what they would do!! They would have to separate. Lol.

To be honest, I wish there was one way for the government control it so that one culture could not live in one area. That would help with better tolerance.

#Anonymous on Mar 24, 2017
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Thank you, but that's black women...not girl . . . lol anyway....i Also wanted to point out that assimilation is the problem with new comers to this county. I was born here but my parents came here and did the Canadian thing, yes we still respected our culture but they also respected canada.it was a privilege to come here. Now the borders are open to every nation who are not willing to adapt and making it fight when it does not have to be. No one's wants to feel out of place in their own city. Brampton is not designed for blacks it's for South Asians to have a mini India here. And culturally they are different but we are forced to adapt. Again....equality??????

#Anonymous on Mar 24, 2017
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Educated black girl you said it well. I laugh at all these white people who want blacks to dissappear. They steal our style, music, creativity etc. And their children all aspire to be Ball players and rappers. That must make dem cracker Jack's loose sleep every night. They tan and inject their asses and lips to look like us and then hate us.....it make me laugh.

#Anonymous on Mar 24, 2017
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Crime is equal among blacks, Indians and whites. I am an university educated employed "black" women, wife and mother. We work hard to afford our home, vehicle and take care of our children etc. My Husband's car got broken into and they are breaking into houses daily on our street. I live in fear of these things. Such ignorance to say if one race were not to exist the city would be far better off. The city is made up a mixture of people and in every culture good, bad and Ugly. So the statement all blacks are not good is old and tired. Yes some of their attitudes / behavior are horrible, there are some that do work and some desire to work and contribute to life. they are constantly challenged with these ignorant attitudes....so they have prove they are a worthy black person to be hired. Yeah we say equality matters to whom????

#Tia on Feb 15, 2017
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I made a comment here about a year ago after living in Brampton for about three months. Now a year has past and I thought I owe everyone an update.

Someone ask how did I resolve the loud music issue. First, let me clarify. The people that were living next door were a brunch of adults who like shacking up (aka rooming house). Well! lets just say one neighbor had enough of their BS and decide to take matters into her own hands and for 7 months my street has been so quiet, you can hear the sound of a pin drop.

Double parking on the street was also a big issue in my townhouse complex. We called the city who refused to take action as they claim its a new development. We continuously call management but nothing was done. Well! lets say the same lady mentioned above had enough and decided to take matters into her own hands....lmao...sorry I am laughing like crazy typing this...lol....there are 2 houses on the block which are rooming house and since everyone drives they have nowhere to park so they block the avenue. This woman at about 1am went knocking at their door to the point where the police got involved. After that altercation we have almost no issue with double parking.

I have been here now for 1 year and 2 months and I have to say I have fallen in love with Brampton. I have learned so much and Brampton have taught me not to run away when things gets "rough" because everywhere you go there are LOSERS. I have three friends who lives in Vaughan and they too have issues with neighbors who park on lawn, do not cut grass and who hoard garbage. My mother-in-law lives in an expensive community in Toronto have a white neighbor who is a loser. This man never cuts grass, breed dogs in his back yard, put up the ugliest patio with black fencing around the property. Every summer I go by my mother-in-law looks over his yard and start cursing. I have lived in predominately white neighborhoods and see nasty people. The last rental I had was 90% white people yet the building was dirty, management was horrible. I lived on that building for 1 year and I never washed my clothes in that laundry room because of how disgusting it would be. (I am not the type to mention race but since this forum is about race I have no choice) The only radio station I listen to is 640 AM and if you guys ever hear the stories of horrible neighbors you will know Brampton is no different from other cities.

Over the year I have made friends with Indian, black and white who are all successful women contributing to society. I might not stay too long in Brampton but I am definitely not moving because the city is predominately South Asian. I am moving back to Toronto because my husband and I have decided to start our family and we want our children to be close to their grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. When my moving day arrive I will definitely miss here but I will still visit.

Like everywhere else in the world Brampton is a beautiful city with good and horrible people. But if we work together, support the people who truly has the guts to stand up to those about to turn our communities into ghettos, we will be amaze by what we can accomplish.

When that black lady went over to complain about the loud noise an argument developed and almost the entire community came to her rescue. By all of us joining hands the loud music stopped, double parking stopped. They even moved away after a year. The house is now empty and up for sale.

***LETS WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE CANADA THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH****Do we really want our children growing up knowing hate like our parents? I grew up in a mixed family where all I knew is love.

Before I exit I just want to say a person's skin color is not a reflection of their character because I have some horrible white family.

#Anonymous on Feb 12, 2017
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I grew up in Brampton and lived there for 25 years, left in 2010 and boy am I happy I did. I've only been back twice since then, and both times I'm very disappointed with what the city has become. It's not the same place I grew up in.

I will never live there again unfortunately.

#Thomas on Jan 04, 2017
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I love Brampton. It is my hometown.

Write your councillors, emails your MPPS, lets work together to make it GREAT!

There are many wonderful and amazing people from Brampton with BIG HEARTS!

#globalcitizen on Jan 03, 2017
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Brampton is safe. period. Stop downplaying and over criticizing it with no facts. Every city has some pockets that are prone to higher crime due to unfortunate things like poverty, lack of education, etc. - most of the time these are system failures rather that an ethnic community issue. Every person should have the opportunity to go to school & eat a healthy meal. There will always be certain individuals who opt the wrong path and get into drugs and crime instead of focusing on schooling and success. These 'bad apples' don't make the entire city or a community a "dump" as some people have called it here. We have a justice system in place that needs to act appropriately to take care of these bad apples and put them on the right path.

Take it on yourselves to be a good example for your neighbors & kids. Do good & be good. Stop pointing fingers and ask yourselves if the way you talk, behave, interact, act in society is something that you would like your kids to emulate. If you see that there are many things you would not want them to do, then start making those changes yourselves. Brampton has boomed over the past 15 years like very few other cities in north America - take credit for the good work that you have all done & continue to do. Spreading negativity instead of taking positive actions will not yield any progress, so take the responsibility as a citizen to do everything to contribute positively to the society & the progress of the city & our country.

PS - Haters can go suck it. 99.9% of you have never contributed anything to the society. You did not volunteer or donate anything for the progress of the community/city/country, but you feel entitled to have and spread negativity. Sad! Start contributing first.

#Anonymous on Dec 06, 2016
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Canada as a whole is a diverse nation. Crime happens all over the world so to the people pointing out specific races for commiting the most crimes or being the worst you people are very wrong. Brampton has changed over the years and it has always been diverse. If we keep focusing on the colour of peoples skin nothing will change. And if you grew up in Brampton you can easily avoid getting robbed or mugged. Just use your brain..

#truth on Nov 28, 2016
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stop underservicing our city and crime will stop. Rather than you worrying about pointing fingers at individuals, realize that crime is a systemic issue caused by inequality. If you have a hard time believing that, it may be because you have financial privilege, or white privilege.

#Anonymous on Nov 24, 2016
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The reason for all the crime quite simply is drug addiction. I hope the racism on this thread isn't representative of the general population. Sure... blame Blacks and Indians...gimme a break. Yes, it's true that the migration of people from Jane and Finch that started about 10 years ago made things worse, but blaming race is wrong. Eliminating crack and oxycodone on the streets and getting help for addicts is the best cure for this sickness. Unfortunately these problems are rampant in every city it seems. The population has exploded in Brampton, and measures to deal with this influx have not kept pace with it. I've been here 50 years,so I remember when it was mostly white but there was always crime, and much more youth in the streets, but the current drug problems are bigger and so are the crimes. It is saddening.

#Anonymous on Nov 16, 2016
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Brampton is getting better now. I think the future is promising with the new investments we are getting. (Hospitals, parks, LRT, university campus, hwy 410 expansion , etc).

#Jeff on Nov 03, 2016
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If i had a dollar for all the stabbings in brampton, i would be pretty rich. What kind of city is this, yesterday a girl stabbed her boy friend in the neck. This is definately not the first stabbing in Brampton but still. In the past 10 years i have seen a clear increase in violence, drugs, crime, and house invasion. I don't know whats in store for Brampton. I just thought i had to say something after hearing about another stabbing in the neighbourhood.

#Resident on Oct 16, 2016
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How about how the way the government exploits the international students by making them over pay and leaving them no option for financial security? Isn't our government realistically the criminals here ?

#Trez on Sep 25, 2016
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I lived in Scarborough, The Kingsway and Downtown Toronto.. and I like Brampton. I also liked Springdale. I am now in Castlemore, but I did not move because of my Black or Indian neighbours. I moved, cuz it was just time.
I have Italian, Portugese, Filipino, Blacks, Indian and Caucasian friends -- all are residents are of Brampton. We hang out at Williams, Starbucks or Coffee Culture. I like to open the doors to the elderly ladies who give you a shy smile when you smile at them and the older bearded and turbaned elder man who looks shock when you smile at them and give them the right of way when they need to cross the road. I like my Indian doctor and Indian Pharmacist who are by the way, as Canadian as you and me. I like my Black neighbours across the street that I see warming up for a run at 7am and keeping their yards meticulous. I like my Italian neighbours in their fancy cars and manicured lawns and my Portugese and Spanish Neighbours who has these loud families that takes 2 hours to say goodbye on the driveway.
I don't like that the park is full of people when I get there, but oh well, my lost, should have come earlier and either way, I will give up my bench when the old people come, it's just the way my parents taught me. I could walk with all my white friends too, but okay, I would rather have Sangria in the backyard or coffee at Starbucks. My neighbours are indian and their kids are great, they never play ball at the front of the house, they respect that my car is outside all the time. A few weeks ago a neighbour 3 houses over had a party until 2am and the music was blaring, but oh well, I've had more get togethers in my backyard and they didn't complain, so I guess who am I to do so. And okay, I hate fireworks in the front of the house, only because that's dangerous, not just for those driving by, but for the kids who are so close to the fireworks... but my caucasian sister in law fired off fireworks last new year in my backyard, the can tipped and the fireworks, jumped through a fence and into my neighbour's backyard.. BIG OOOPPPSSS.. I can live without the supermarket in the corner, but I grew up beside an Italian grocery store in the east end and Saturdays and Sundays were always busy... but there was a quaintness to that. So, I think I can live with that and I think if I am nice, I can go to the manager of that store and tell them my concerns, if I have any as good neighbours do. No comments about home invasions... That's sad, but maybe all those old people walking around all the time can be neighbourhood watch.

#Charlie on Sep 20, 2016
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You guys have your heads up your ass that are race blaming.I'm 27 years old and I can say I used to be part of the problem, just as many whites are doing home invasions as any other race. And just so you ignorant idiots know , home invasions are probably almost at least 90% drug related, as people are going into houses for drug money or drugs, barely any innocent civilian is getting their door kicked in and tied up. I've seen every race with guns in gangs and selling drugs. Stop rave blaming!! Admit the fact your racist you don't like brampton because it is not a majority white city anymore. You try to make it seem like it's about the crime but i just told you from first hand experience its all races. like one of the racist comments on the thread said , you really just don't like seeing turbans etc.

#Ed on Sep 11, 2016
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Brampton is safe. The area around Kennedy and Queen / 410 is poorer. Also Mcmurchy /Nelson street area is poorer. City is cleaning these areas up. Just noticed a Starbucks going up at Kennedy and Queen.

#Andrew on Sep 09, 2016
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Brampton has been getting better over the last couple years. It's become a very green and pretty city.

#Marie on Aug 29, 2016
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Hi, @Tia
You seem like a nice young lady trying to get by. Clearly, you are a responsible hard working girl. It is unfortunate you are going through this. I fully support your view on the matter. The problem with some of the Jamaican culture is they bring the island mentality to Canada. I have had people from the Caribbean islands tell me it is common practice for them to party late with barbeques to the wee hours of the morning several nights a week . Neighbours don't complain but join in. That is fine for the island life but when in Ontario, Canada, whereby people have to work regimented hours which usually require getting up early 5 days a week, this partying is an issue. Not to mention shift work. These people should adapt and show some respect. They are not back home now.
I have a question for you Tia. Will your other neighbours support you for court? Brampton Bylaws state it is advisable to have neighbours also document this loud music. Times and dates it happens. The more support and evidence you have, the more powerful the case. I mean, they are hearing it too, it must bother them also.
I sympathasize with you as I have had similar issues with bad neighbors in other ways such as garage on their lawn, etc. My neighbours don't want to get involved. I have come to deplore Brampton and want out.
I admire your spirit to stand up for yourself. We need more people willing to stand up and fight for their neighborhood. Unfortunately what happens is, we lose good people like you and Brampton just keeps getting slummier .
The Brampton Bylaws may be much more tolerant than say Oakville which has far less riffraff. Wish I could afford to live there.

#Mario on Aug 21, 2016
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I live in Brampton now and find that there are major problems in Brampton. One issue is the zoning, typically in a large city with both commercial and industrial and residential zoning, it is obvious that they all need to be separated, you cannot have apartment buildings right across factories or houses close to factories, yet this is exactly what is happening, in fact many houses especially near bovaird and hinchley wood have been turned into commercial or industrial uses because of wrong zoning issues across brampton. This only leads to higher management costs of these areas which lead to higher taxes and this transcends into higher crime due to people who cannot afford to live. This and the continuing default of the Canadian dollar leads to more crime. Another problem that is a plague in Brampton is the traffic, all roads are 70 km/h with very little veering off the road to approach plazas and this is a problem that leads to more accidents which leads to higher insurance rates. These two problems mixing with lessening of funding to municipal police services creates an ever more increase in crime in Brampton. To solve these problems there must be better councilors that are not paid off that do their jobs in insuring that businesses thrive in Brampton and that the standard of living of Brampton is better than what it is now.

#Joe on Aug 20, 2016
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I lived in Brampton my whole life (35years) and yes it's getting worse. Shootings and stabbing every weekend. People have no idea how to drive or take care of a home. I'm first gen Canadian in my family and I know when they came here they worked three jobs to pay bills not line up for cheques from the government. Come on people you moved to Canada, learn to adapt just like the europions did 30 years ago

#scared_neighbor on Aug 19, 2016
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@Tia - I'm going to try and bring this site back to proper use, people helping people. I too am having the same issue with the loud music, drugs and parties at all different times. I have now looked into the going forward with reporting it to Brampton Bylaw. (Print a form from the Brampton bylaw site, record the noise for 14 days) It is a bit of work but I want to make sure I do everything I can before I consider the unfortunate event of possibly having to move. You can also file an online tip about the drugs so you can remain anonymous. This may help sign police to possibly patrol the area. Incidents like these need to be reported more so the city can open their eyes about the issues in the community. When people like you or I bring these issues forward it helps the authorities assist, the next unfortunate person, better. After the noise report is filed the offenders will be given a citation, if they continue then the issue goes to court and you too will go as a witness, I am planning to go all the way to court if needed. I'm a newly wed just moved in a few months, want to plan a family but can't since this is not the best environment to raise a child. We've tried everything from talking several times to the neighbor, calling the police and issued one citation. After the citation the noise decreased but didn't cease but we foolishly tried to be civil and since the noise was not as loud we didn't record a second time (which would have taken the issue to court by now). Now a few months later they are back full force with the music so this time we are not backing away. To court we go, if you'd like I can update you with the status. Would appreciate to hear the status of your situation too.

#ManOhMan on Jul 29, 2016
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I can't believe some of the comments here. Black this, Indian that. The issue has nothing to do with race but more the normal issues of a growing city. Some newer immigrants may find a darker path due to they being new, may not have all the same opportunities as others.
I'm a 6th generation Canadian, and I love the diversity we have here in our small City. Some of the hardest working people that I see or the new arrivals. I also see a lot of "self-entitled", I'll say it, white people who turn their noses up to some jobs. I'm not trying to stir the pot, but lets not make this about race. When you have larger cities, you have more people, a lot of more wealthier people come here and with that you get the poor. More poor, more chances they will need to take the dark way to a means end.

It wasn't too long ago some had the same ignorant comments about the Irish, Italians and the Polish. I hear now, or so many Indians in one place, OMG the world is ending. Need I remind you of LITTLE ITALY, CHINA TOWN, CABBAGETOWN, CORSO ITALIA, PORTUGAL VILLAGE and GREEKTOWN to name a few. The world is not ending...

#rex on Jun 29, 2016
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Been living in brampton for almost 9 years now, I was raised here basically all my life. Wasnt so bad at first, but the crime in brampton has seen a sharp increase in the past few years. if your thinking about moving to brampton, stay away from the Sandalwood area, the Kennedy area, and the Knightsbridge/Bramalea area, a lot of youth involved in gangs, drugs, and violent crime.

#Theresa on Jun 02, 2016
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Tia, sorry for being so rude. I wrote that in anger when I was reading the comments. Yes, it is a big deal for you to have a house by your age. Especially now. Sorry for suggesting otherwise. I also looked up that program, i always thought it was a hoax. Never knew it existed.And I wasn't suggesting that Brampton didn't have problems, we do.

And I don't think what your neighbours are doing is right. culture be damned. If they are the scary type, I don't think you should hesitate with calling police.